Halo: Nightfall Official Trailer

This New Halo Trailer Is Going To Get You All Kinds Of Excited

This is it, Halo fans — the first meaty intro to the five-part Xbox-only pre-television Halo show produced by Ridley Scott you've all been waiting for (just obviously not as much as the television series produced by Steven Spielberg). This first trailer is just oozing with Halo goodness including the greatest and most infuriating weapon from the game, the Energy Sword — you know the one your a-hole friend used to pwn you with over and over?

The show, is meant to be a bridge between Halo 4 and Halo 5: Guardians, as you can see in the official synopsis:

"Taking place between the events of Halo 4 and Halo 5: Guardians, Halo:Nightfall follows the origin story of legendary manhunter Jameson Locke (Mike Colter) and his team as they are caught in a horrific terrorist attack while investigating terrorist activity on the distant colony world of Sedra. Led by Locke, the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) agents are forced to coordinate with a Sedran commander with a remarkable history and deep-rooted mistrust of ONI. As the plot unravels, they’re drawn to an ancient, hellish artifact where they’re forced to fight for their survival, question everything, and ultimately choose between their loyalties and their lives. Agent Locke is a new character in the Halo universe poised to play a major role in Halo 5: Guardians releasing on Xbox One in 2015."

When it comes down to it, anything Halo-related with a budget as big as this certainly has should be worth watching, especially if it's only five episodes. What remains to be seen is if this is just a trial for the bigger Spielberg show and if this could potentially sink that.